Xbox Game Pass coming to competing consoles soon? – LaPetitePelle draws iGamesNews.com – No. 507

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For several years now, Microsoft has put the console war aside to focus on its various services.. Studio purchases have multiplied and last but not least (hello Activision Blizzard), showing a real desire to make Xbox Game Pass a must-have offering. However, the subscription could arrive elsewhere than PC and Xbox. At least that’s what Tim Stuart, Xbox’s finance director, suggested during the seventh edition of the Wells Fargo YMT Summit (an annual event in the US). The director said he wanted to make Game Pass accessible on “all screens we can play games on.”

. A decision that seems surprising and which he himself describes as a “change in strategy”. He says this includes smart TVs, mobile devices, PlayStation and Nintendo consoles. A major asset of the company could then end up on media outlets that were previously considered competitors. A statement that was made two months ago and at this point we don’t know anything more .

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Xbox Game Pass, a success

The service officially launched in 2017 but only gained traction the following year. In January 2018, an announcement confirmed the arrival of first-party titles from Microsoft on the first day of release. A first big step forward for the company that will take the offering to a new dimension. The acquisition of major studios changes the situation, for example Bethesda and the ability to play major releases like Starfield “Day One”. In September 2023, after a leak on Twitter, information circulated that Game Pass had exceeded 30 million subscribers

. Which is plausible considering that Sony disclosed the number of 29 million subscribers as part of the Activision-Blizzard affair.